Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland peaked at 0.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 95th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +141.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +51.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 47% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 24% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +141.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +51.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1993 | +35.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Switzerland was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Switzerland ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.